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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1937
Page
8
Illyria community guests and kin gather for a wedding and shower at Elgin Baptist Church. Numerous families visit, host, and move between Elgin, Garnaville, Volga, and nearby towns with several relocating households. Moving day lists farms exchanged by Robbins Kohls Hinton Friedens Klingman and others near Elkader Hawkeye and Iowa Falls.
Mr and Mrs John Dennier and Anton Anderson visited in Roy Peer home Sunday. Mrs Ben Dennier visited with Mrs Hana Hana Friday. The Thoman family from West Bend attended Ida Holzer funeral in Oasian before returning to Elgin. Lilian Christen and Ethel Mae Thoman were supper guests of Elizabeth Christen near West Union. Arthur Friederich moved to Sam Butikofer farm. The Dennlers helped move with Wm Larson. The Thoman family dined with Frank Christen. Rosa Schlupp was on the sick list. her daughter Mrs Martin Hanson cared for her.
Sunday visits fill a list of neighborhood households including Friederichs Leuchtenmachers Christen Dennler Moore and Hanson families. Travel to Elkader Evka der Millville and nearby towns is recorded with sleighing party and fare well events.
Oak Grove notes show the 500 card club playing Saturday with high scores by Mrs. Louis Dennler and Reuben Howard and low scores by Mrs. John Nydegger and Tommy Howard. Numerous visits and dinners occur among local families including Dennlers, Dennner, Howard, Nydegger, Voshel, and Kohls, with guests from Chicago and nearby towns.
Local residents share visits and moving plans as families gather at multiple homes including Selmer Holm Arthur Olson and Willard Martin. Openings report school starting after road drift closures. several gatherings feature Olson, Erickson, Lyngaas and Buraas families across Clermont Pastville and Stanly area.
Gunder News reports Melvin Halverson moved Saturday from Clerment to the Nybore home. VT Loftsgard and family visited Mrs. Sonstegaard near St Olaf for dinner Sunday. Ole Gislesen and Milo spent Sunday afternoon with H H Gisle gen. Mr and Mrs H E Landsgard and Doris spent Saturday afternoon in Gunder. Chas Bergand were Elkader visitors Saturday. C J Anderson and sons, and Enoch Mork and family visited Mrs K E Mork in Elgin Sunday. P K Peterson and Mrs Christianson visited John Hellum Sunday afternoon. Helmer Loftsgard and family were guests Saturday evening with Otto Gisleson. Mrs B Nelson and Tins were also mentioned.
Mrs Lou Peterson mourns the death of her father Ole Wold who died Saturday at his Wagner township home. The community notes include visits by Mr and Mrs H E Landagard to Oelwein and Mr and Mrs George Landagard dining with Mrs O Torkelson in Elgin. John Hellum and Merlin joined Gilbert Peterson home near Decorah, while Joseph Kjosa stayed with Henry Vellersven Monday evening.
Brainard social items list guests from the Boyle Patterson and Nutting families visiting in Frank Lyon and Vern Boyer homes. Church notes report Sunday school at 10, morning worship at 11, B Y P U at 7, evening service at 7 45. Several residents ill with asthma and heart trouble, with multiple social calls and minor injuries noted.
A Union report cites Fayette County tallies from 1934 to 1985, showing 174, 206, and 172 marriages respectively, with divorces granted numbered 49 in 1954, 39 in 1985, and 44 in 1936. The table compiles data from 97 of Iowa’s 99 counties across three years, noting 423 couples living in matrimony.
Regular readers are invited to Kipla's Service Station where a monthly giveaway offers five gallons of lubricating oil free. Stop in and browse the advertised specials as prices around 27 to 30 cents appear in the notice.
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